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Company Overview Pilgrim s Pride Corporation (referred to herein as Pilgrim s, PPC, the Company, we, us, our, or similar terms) is primarily engaged in the production, processing, marketing and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken and pork products to retailers, distributors and foodservice operators. JBS S.A., through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries (together, JBS ), be…
$29.11
+$0.10 (+0.34%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 8.72%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue grew 3.5%, steady but not accelerating. Free cash flow declined 57% despite revenue growth, conversion is weakening.
Free cash flow declined 57% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. Net debt of $2.71B represents 4.2x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
7.8x earnings, 13.1x FCF. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$18.57B
▲ +3.5% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$888M
▼ -0.4% YoY
Op. Margin
7.39%
▲ +0.3pp YoY
ROIC
14.47%
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$530M
▼ -57.4% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$1.39B
▼ -31.1% YoY
Net Debt
$2.81B
Cash & Equiv.
$542M
5Y CAGR: +8.9%
5Y CAGR: +12.1%
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At a P/E of 7.8 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 13.1, Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $100.31 per share, so at $29.11 the stock looks undervalued (244.6% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Pilgrim's Pride scores 63/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 28.7%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $100.31 per share for PPC, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $75.23. At today's $29.11, that puts the stock about 244.6% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Pilgrim's Pride scores 63 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 7.4% operating margin and a 14.5% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Pilgrim's Pride pays a regular dividend of about $8.36 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 28.7% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 224.7% of earnings, so the dividend is stretched at this level. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For PPC's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. PPC currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 63/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 28.7%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.